Game 7 - June 5, 1978
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Marietta forced a winner-take-all-game with a 11-10 win in Game 6
Marietta, OH -- A 5-3 decision in a showdown match with host institution Marietta College gave Glassboro State the 1978 National Collegiate Division III Baseball Championship, and gave the division only its second winner in the sport.
Stanislaus State had won the only two previous Division III tournaments, but this time the Warriors took two straight losses. Glassboro State and Marietta battled all the way through the championship. Glassboro State took wins over Stanislaus State and Ithaca and then lost the first match with Marietta. Marietta lost their opening game to Ithaca and then took a decision over Stanislaus State before winning the initial encounter with Glassboro State to advance to the title game.
In the title game, a combination of good hitting and good pitching helped Glassboro State to the win. Tournament MVP Bob Pfeffer picked up his second complete-game win in the finale, tossing a seven-hitter. The hitting was spread throughout the order with three players picking up two hits and all but two starters getting at least one. Dino Hall, Tom Peterson and Ralph Wendell each drove in one run for the Profs. Second baseman Jim Burton, who led the tournament in hits, RBIs, triples, home runs and stolen bases, picked up a pair of hits for Marietta; but it wasn't enough.
Burton, who batted .409, tied a Division III record by hitting two triples in Marietta's earlier win over Glassboro State. It was one of 11 records which were equaled or broken during the tournament. Pfeffer, Hall (1f) and Tom Peterson (1b) all were selected to the all-tournament team. Other Glassboro State selections were catcher Bob Holden and right fielder Tim Peterson. Marietta placed Greg Inselmann (dh), Abbey Gladstone (cf) and Pete Kelly (p) in addition to Burton. Other players selected were Ithaca's John Nicolo (ss) and Kurt Mahaney (3b) of Cal State Stanislaus.
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Glassboro State 5 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dino Hall lf.............. 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 Don DeJoseph 2b........... 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 Frank Albano ss........... 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Chick Peale dh............ 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Brendan Rosenberg cf...... 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 Tim Peterson rf........... 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 Bob Holden c.............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 Tom Peterson 1b........... 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 Ralph Wendell 3b.......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Bob Pfeffer p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 36 5 10 3 3 0 27 6 Marietta 3 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Abbey Gladstone cf........ 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Jim Burton 2b............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 3 Jim Tracy lf.............. 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Greg Inselmann dh......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bill Mosca 1b............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 Ed Cava ss................ 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 Chuck Nachreiner 3b....... 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 Scott Hollinger c......... 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 Carl Vasquez rf........... 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 Dan Munday ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pete Kelly p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals.................... 31 3 7 3 6 4 27 19 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Glassboro State 020 020 010 - 5 10 1 Marietta 100 100 010 - 3 7 4 ---------------------------------------------- E - Pfeffer; J Tracy; Cava; Nachreiner; P Kelly. DP - GSU 1; Marietta 3. LOB - GSU 7; Marietta 9. 2B - Wendell; Nachreiner. SB - DeJoseph; Rosenberg. CS - Peale; Gladstone. SF - J Tracy. Glassboro State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Bob Pfeffer......... 9.0 7 3 2 6 4 31 39 Marietta IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Pete Kelly.......... 9.0 10 5 4 3 0 36 39 Win - Pfeffer. Loss - P Kelly. Save - None. WP - P Kelly. HBP - by Pfeffer (Burton). Umpires - Start: Time: 2:25 Attendance: 2000
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Glassboro State 020 020 010 - 5 10 1 Marietta 100 100 010 - 3 7 4 ---------------------------------------------- Glassboro State inning 1 D Hall popped up to 2b. DeJoseph grounded out to 2b. Albano lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 1 Gladstone grounded out to p. Burton hit by pitch. Burton advanced to second on an error by p, advanced to third. J Tracy flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Burton scored, unearned. Inselmann singled down the rf line. Mosca flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Glassboro State inning 2 Peale singled to left field. Rosenberg reached on a fielder's choice; Peale out at second 3b to 2b. Tim Peterson singled to left field; Rosenberg advanced to second. Holden singled to left field; Tim Peterson advanced to second; Rosenberg advanced to third, scored on an error by lf. Tom Peterson singled to left field, RBI; Holden advanced to second; Tim Peterson scored. Wendell grounded into double play 3b to 1b; Tom Peterson advanced to second; Holden out on the play. 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 2 Cava grounded out to 2b. Nachreiner flied out to lf. Hollinger walked. Vasquez flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Glassboro State inning 3 D Hall grounded out to ss. DeJoseph popped up to 2b. Albano grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 3 Gladstone walked. Gladstone out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Burton flied out to lf. J Tracy walked. Inselmann popped up to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Glassboro State inning 4 Peale reached on an error by ss, advanced to second. Rosenberg grounded out to ss. Tim Peterson flied out to cf. Holden flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 4 Mosca singled to left field. Cava singled to right field; Mosca advanced to second. Nachreiner reached on a fielder's choice; Cava advanced to second; Mosca out at third 1b to 3b. Hollinger flied out to cf; Cava advanced to third. Vasquez singled to left field, RBI; Nachreiner advanced to second; Cava scored. Gladstone popped up to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Glassboro State inning 5 Tom Peterson walked. Wendell doubled to center field, RBI; Tom Peterson scored. Wendell advanced to third on a wild pitch. D Hall singled to left field, RBI; Wendell scored. DeJoseph singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw; D Hall advanced to third. Albano grounded out to 3b. Peale walked. Rosenberg grounded into double play p to c to 1b; Peale advanced to second; DeJoseph advanced to third; D Hall out on the play. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 5 Burton singled to left field. J Tracy hit into double play rf to 1b; Burton out on the play. Inselmann struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Glassboro State inning 6 Tim Peterson grounded out to 3b. Holden singled to left field. Tom Peterson grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Holden out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 6 Mosca popped up to c. Cava popped up to ss. Nachreiner flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Glassboro State inning 7 Wendell grounded out to p. D Hall grounded out to ss. DeJoseph singled down the lf line. DeJoseph stole second. Albano grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 7 Hollinger struck out looking. Vasquez walked. Gladstone struck out looking. Burton singled to left field; Vasquez advanced to second. J Tracy popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Glassboro State inning 8 Peale reached on an error by p. Peale out at first p to 1b to 2b to 1b, caught stealing. Rosenberg walked. Rosenberg stole second. Tim Peterson popped up to 3b. Holden reached on an error by 3b; Rosenberg scored, unearned. Tom Peterson singled to left field; Holden advanced to second. Wendell flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 8 Inselmann lined out to cf. Mosca lined out to lf. Cava walked. Nachreiner doubled to left center, RBI; Cava scored. Hollinger struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Glassboro State inning 9 D Hall flied out to rf. DeJoseph grounded out to 1b unassisted. Albano grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 9 Munday pinch hit for Vasquez. Munday grounded out to 2b. Gladstone walked. Burton flied out to lf. J Tracy flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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